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Privatliquidation

English translation: private medical bill


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German term or phrase:Privatliquidation
English translation:private medical bill
Entered by: Gudrun Maydorn
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17:27 Apr 26, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Medical invoice
German term or phrase: Privatliquidation
Hello!

Not sure how to translate the phrase "Privatliquidation". It appears by itself as a heading in a German (Frankfurt) medical invoice. Perhaps, "Bill to Private Health Insurance"?

My understanding is that payment is expected from a private insurance carrier rather than from the state insurance plan.

Many thanks!
MPerret
private medical bill
Explanation:
This is a straightforward private medical bill. In Germany a Privatliquidation or Privatrechnung is issued to patients who are either not covered by a German statutory health insurance (irrespective of whether they have private health insurance cover or not) or have failed to present their health insurance card in due time or who do not fall under the German employment system and/or health insurance system at all (such as visitors to Germany, Nato soldiers stationed in Germany etc).

I speak from experience, having been an employee with a medical bill processing organisation before becoming a freelancer.
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Gudrun Maydorn
Local time: 01:03
Grading comment
I used this term - though Kim's research clarified the issue. Thank you to you both!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3private medical bill
Gudrun Maydorn
3 +2private billing
Kim Metzger
3private medical expensesJohn Hein-Hartmann
Summary of reference entries provided
Info
Kim Metzger
PrivatliquidationEllen Kraus

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
private billing


Explanation:
Is what it looks like based on the definitions below.

Billing Procedure
Elective Treatments
No acute and emergency treatments
Private billing

http://www.tk.de/centaurus/servlet/contentblob/235362/Datei/...


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 224

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lirka: yes, and you were the first one to come up with it
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agree  milinad
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
private medical expenses


Explanation:
An alternative to "private billing" on the basis of the information already given.

John Hein-Hartmann
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:03
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
private medical bill


Explanation:
This is a straightforward private medical bill. In Germany a Privatliquidation or Privatrechnung is issued to patients who are either not covered by a German statutory health insurance (irrespective of whether they have private health insurance cover or not) or have failed to present their health insurance card in due time or who do not fall under the German employment system and/or health insurance system at all (such as visitors to Germany, Nato soldiers stationed in Germany etc).

I speak from experience, having been an employee with a medical bill processing organisation before becoming a freelancer.


Gudrun Maydorn
Local time: 01:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 63
Grading comment
I used this term - though Kim's research clarified the issue. Thank you to you both!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
52 mins
  -> thanks, Teresa
agree  lirka: yes, right, but what is so different from Kim's answer at 37 min?
1 hr
  -> You've got a point there, but I have never seen an English medical bill headed "private billing"
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
10 hrs
  -> thanks, Harald
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Reference comments


7 mins
Reference: Info

Reference information:
Privatliquidation
Abrechnung eines Arztes im eigenen Namen für privat behandelte Patienten.
Gefunden auf http://web.urz.uni-heidelberg.de/saphelp
http://www.enzyklo.de/Begriff/Privatliquidation

Was bedeutet Privatliquidation?
Das Recht zur „Liquidation“, d.h. Abrechnung, ärztlicher Leistungen leitet sich für jeden Arzt originär aus der personalen Bindung des freien Arztberufes ab. Der Begriff Privatliquidation wird verwendet für die Abrechnung von Zusatzleistungen im Krankenhaus, sog. Wahlleistungen (siehe Chefarzt - Wahlleistungen).
Im Rahmen der Privatliquidation können Krankenhäuser Zusatzleistungen in Rechnung stellen, die auf Wunsch des Patienten erfolgen (siehe auch Wahlleistungen). Die „Pflichtleistungen“ können Krankenhäuser bereits auf Grundlage des Gesetzes – ohne gesonderte Vereinbarung – berechnen. Diese befugnis ergibt sich aus § 17 Abs. 1 S. 1 Krankenhausentgeltgesetz (KHEntgG). Die Berechnung der Wahlleistungen hingegen ist nur bei einer Vereinbarung mit dem Patienten möglich, in der er sich mit den zusätzlichen Kosten einverstanden erklärt.

http://www.info-krankenhausrecht.de/Rechtsanwalt_Arztrecht_M...

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Privatliquidation

Reference information:
Privatliquidation ist der allgemein gültige Begriff unter dem die Abrechnung von ärztlichen Leistungen an privat versicherte Personen, oder für bestimmte ...
www.mogulan.com/.../privatliquidationen.php -- Privatliquidation im Krankenhaus15. Sept. 2006 ... (Deutsches Ärzteblatt 100, Heft 44 (31.10.2003), Seite A-2900); Privatliquidation im Krankenhaus massiv gefährdet ...
www.bundesaerztekammer.de/page.asp?... -

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 45

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Gudrun Maydorn: Ellen, your useful link seems to be incomplete. Here it is in full http://www.mogulan.com/pages/gesundheit-medizin/privatliquid...
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Changes made by editors
May 2, 2011 - Changes made by Gudrun Maydorn:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Apr 27, 2011 - Changes made by Harald Moelzer (medical-translator):
Field (specific)Medical (general) => Medical: Health Care


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